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Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 29 January 2015
Court of Appeal rejects SIAC approach to ‘deportation with assurances’
The appellants were represented by Stephanie Harrison QC, Amanda Weston and Anthony Vaughan.
Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 10 July 2014
Unlawful detention breaches Article 3 and Article 5 rights of woman with mental illness
High Court judgment finds that claimant with mental illness was unlawfully detained for 11 months.
Administrative and Public Law | Thursday 30 January 2014
Court of Appeal rules immigration detention of mentally ill woman unlawful
The Court of Appeal in a test case on Tuesday overturned a decision of the Administrative Court in relation to Home Office policy of detaining those subject to immigration control with a serious mental illness.
Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 10 December 2013
Boat race protester saved from deportation
An Australian man living in the UK who had been facing deportation following his disruption of the 2012 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race has been told he may stay in the UK. He was represented at yesterday's tribunal hearing by Stephanie Harrison QC and Edward
Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 4 December 2013
Stephanie Harrison QC wins Liberty Human Rights Lawyer of the Year Award
Garden Court Chambers is delighted to learn that Stephanie Harrison QC has won Liberty's prestigious Human Rights Lawyer of the Year Award. The award was made last week at a ceremony to honour human rights heroes.
Garden Court Chambers | Friday 22 November 2013
Stephanie Harrison QC shortlisted for Liberty Human Rights Lawyer of the Year Award
Liberty, the civil liberties and human rights organisation, has today confirmed that Stephanie Harrison QC has been shortlisted for their Human Rights Lawyer of the Year Award. In a statement, Liberty said that Stephanie's nomination was in recognition of
Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 21 November 2013
Home Secretary's powers to terminate judicial review proceedings declared unlawful by Court of Appeal
In a short and clear judgment the Court of Appeal has declared unlawful powers which the Home Secretary gave herself to terminate judicial review proceedings without further order of the court.
Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 31 October 2013
Garden Court Chambers ranked Band 1 in Chambers UK 2014
We are once again delighted to have been ranked as a leading set by Chambers and Partners in the Chambers UK 2014 directory.